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IN SB0422
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/14/2019
Primary Sponsor
Mike Bohacek
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AI Summary
- Landlords may terminate a lease after giving at least 10 days notice when a tenant refuses or neglects to pay rent and fees when due, but termination is blocked if the tenant pays in full before the notice period expires
- Lease termination notices must include a statement informing tenants about failure to pay rent and fees
- No notice is required to terminate written or oral leases in specific situations, including: specified rental periods, tenancy at will with waste, tenancy at sufferance, contracts requiring advance rent payment where tenant fails to pay, or when no landlord-tenant relationship exists
- Courts must hear tenant lawsuits to enforce landlord obligations within 30 days of filing
- Effective date: July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Landlord tenant matters. Provides that, if a tenant refuses or neglects to pay rent and fees when due, a landlord may terminate the lease after giving not less than ten days notice, but not if the tenant pays the rent and fees in full before the notice period expires. Requires notice to a tenant regarding lease termination to include a statement about failure to pay rent and fees. Provides that notice is not required to terminate a formal or informal lease in certain situations. Requires a court to hear a cause of action filed by a tenant to enforce an obligation of a landlord no later than 30 days after the date of filing.
Last Action
Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/25/2019
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/14/2019
Full Bill Text
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